Indiana Gov. Mike Pence pledged Tuesday to “fix” Indiana’s “religious freedom” law even as he defended its intent by stressing that it does not condone discrimination against gays and lesbians. “It would be helpful to move legislation this week that makes it clear that this law does not give businesses a right to deny services to anyone,” Pence said in a nationally televised press conference. “We’ll fix this and we’ll move forward.”
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Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers will pass the negotiators' self-imposed Tuesday night deadline to produce the outline of an agreement and will be extended by at least a day, the United States said. ...
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A day after Trevor Noah was declared the new host of The Daily Show, complete with the blessing of the exiting Jon Stewart, graphic tweets targeting women, Jews and Middle America are causing a social media backlash.By Tuesday, Trevor Noah was a trending topic on Twitter...
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is seen among many as the inevitable Democratic nominee for the 2016 presidential election, but a number of strategists have outlined key areas of vulnerability that could enable a credible challenge to her candidacy.
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Catholic League President Bill Donohue lashed out at the National Collegiate Athletic Association's opposition to Indiana's religious freedom law, saying on NewsmaxTV on Monday that the organization's response has been "over the top."
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Nigeria's aviation minister says President Goodluck Jonathan has called challenger Muhammadu Buhari to concede and congratulate him on his electoral victory. This paves the way for a peaceful transfer of power in Africa's richest and most populous...
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An experimental research program at Duke University has found that the polio virus can be used as a potent new weapon in the war on cancer, successfully treating patients with inoperable brain tumors. Is it a potential cure for cancer?
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Teenage Jewish diarist Anne Frank likely died of typhus in a Nazi concentration camp about a month earlier than previously thought, the Amsterdam museum that honors her memory said Tuesday on the 70th anniversary of the officially recognized date of her death.Anne likely...
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